Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

The regulatory landscape is constantly evolving to address new technologies and risks. As a result, organizations must navigate an increasing number of frameworks to protect their systems and data. ‍ Manually managing complex compliance workflows, such as control effectiveness monitoring, can lead to inconsistent documentation, human error, and costly audit failures.

Federal agencies and contractors today are disproportionately targeted by cyber attackers as they store and manage sensitive public and government data. As a result, their data security standards need to be the most stringent, and software providers who partner with them must attest to the highest standards.

In 2024, Vanta’s State of Trust Report found that cybersecurity threats were the number one concern for Australian organisations. To mitigate such threats, the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) developed CPS 234—a robust security framework that all APRA-regulated entities must implement. ‍ CPS 234 addresses virtually all aspects of an entity’s security infrastructure, so implementation can be challenging without guidance.

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In 2025, the regulatory environment for connected devices is shifting rapidly, with the regulatory landscape evolving due to new policies like the EU NIS2 Directive and related frameworks. As the risk of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure and IoT ecosystems increases, organizations face significant security challenges in this evolving environment.

CPS 234 and ISO 27001 are two industry-accepted standards that help protect organisations from cyber attacks—one of the biggest threats and concerns Australian organisations experienced in 2024. The standards can be said to share the same end goal—increasing cyber resilience while helping manage information security more effectively. ‍ Despite this shared goal, CPS 234 and ISO 27001 come with notable differences.

Cloud service providers looking to work with the government, whether it’s at the state and local level or at the federal level, will have to adhere to certain cybersecurity standards. At the federal level, the program is called FedRAMP: the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program.